Have You Ever Felt You Were In The Right Place, At The Right Time?

A friend of my husband's was performing in Ottawa one week-end just before Christmas but I could not get it off work and so could not go with him! I told him not to miss it for me and so he took our son with him and left me home here to work on the Saturday. They spent Saturday night there and so I woke up on the Sunday alone and thought of going to church but then decided I would take advantage of not having my special needs son to care for and I would do some much needed laundry for us that day instead! We do not have a washing machine and so I walk down the street to a laundry mat. I have to cross a bridge over a railroad track to get there. I had put the laundry in the machines to wash and thought I would go back home to wash the dishes and come back to put them in the dryer so I did this as it is only about a five minute walk. As I was walking back to the laundromat to put the clothing in the dryer an unexpected happened... I was approaching the bridge and saw this man walking towards me carrying his shoes...As I approached him I could see that he was not going to move for me so I could see no cars were comming and stepped off the sidewalk onto the street to walk by him. As I walked past him he looked right at me and said "Life would be so much easier if I just jumped off this bridge" I replied,"Oh no,please sir, don't do that!" As I walked on I had an aweful feeling and continuously was looking back towards him and the bridge. When I got to where I had to cross the street I looked and saw that he was climbing up on to the bottom rail of the bridge...I ran to the laundromat and urgently asked for the attendant to call 911 but he gave the phone to me and so I called and explained the whole situation. The operator wanted me to keep an eye on the guy until the police came so I ran back to the corner and watched him from there urgently praying for the police to arrive quickly! I was however relieved to see him sitting on the sidewalk at the top of the bridge when I got to the corner. It seemed like forever and the man stood up and turned and leaned on the railing all while I was waiting on police. I did not know what I was going to do if I witnessed him jumping! The police did come and I walked up towards the bridge to let the police know I was the one that had called. They asked did I know the man and I said no,I just wanted him not to jump and get the help he needed. If I had went to Ottawa or to church that day...If I hadn't went home while the laundry was washing...I would not have been there for that man when he needed me! I had never called 911 before and I hope I never have to again...but I hate to think what may have happened if I hadn't been there at the right time to do so!